Healthcare

If you are in the healthcare industry, data security and complying with security rules and regulations is a top priority. As shared by Intel, the partnership between Absolute Software and Intel delivers you a powerful solution to manage those requirements. In the whitepaper, “Built-in Protection in Laptop PCs Improves Compliance with New Healthcare Rules,” you can learn about how Absolute Computrace is taking advantage of Intel Anti-Theft Technology (Intel®...

As hospitals migrate electronic patient health information (ePHI) from strictly in-house servers to cloud hosting solutions, the safeguarding of protected health information take on added complexity. In order to comply with HIPAA and the Hitech Acts, healthcare organizations need to be aware of the added risks associated with electronic medical records and cloud services. CloudTweaks recently put together a list of the Top 5 HIPAA Security Risks: Theft of...

The 24th Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey was recently released, referencing the opinions on IT professionals in the US healthcare system. The web-based survey collected insights from 298 people, 55% of whom were CIOs and an additional 31% were Directors of IS/IT. The data contains some insights on the state of security in healthcare IT, among other topics. According to the survey, 19% of respondents had experienced a corporate security...

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced updates to HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that bring patient privacy rights and safeguards up to the standards and requirements needed for the digital age. Although several changes were implemented in the revision, the biggest change in the update is the expansion of requirements beyond health care providers, health plants and entities that work with...